Digital BW, The Print

Richard, one thing to check is the ability of the catalog program to do
reliable backups.  I bought ACDSee v. 4, and after cataloging about 20 cd's
finally noticed there was no backup ability.  So, I upgraded to the version
that did have backup capability, but the files would not import.  So I
started over.  I'm using Cumulus v. 6.0 now, about $60 for a single license,
and happy as a little clam.  It's quick, and very flexible.  I search by
keywords, and in Cumulus you can either do a global search of all CD's by
keyword, or just select the keyword (category)and the images will be
instantly displayed.  

You may want to do some research on longevity of CD's and DVD's.  We are
going to optical storage at my firm (accounting, not photo....I wish) and
the word we are getting is that DVD's are inferior in terms of shelf life
after burning.  I use the Mitsui gold CD's, supposedly a 200-year life,
which to me means I stand a good chance of them lasting a few years until
the next big thing comes along.  As digital b&w printers, I see this as the
weakest link, especially as we may migrate to digital capture with no
negative to fall back on.

Regards,

  --Ken Carney
    www.kencarney.com 

 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Smallfield [mailto:r.smallfield@...] 
> Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2004 11:32 AM
> To: Digital BW Print
> Subject: [Digital BW] Cataloging digital print files
> 
> Hi,
> perhaps this is slightly OT.
> 
> However, we all have to face the task of keeping a database 
> of our scan/digicam/printfiles and saving them to CD or DVD.
> 
> I'm currently trying to get through cataloging a hefty 
> backlog of scans and would be interested to know of any 
> programs or methods that people have found worthwhile.
> 
> I'm only using MS Works Database, which I suspect will make 
> life more difficult when searching for files.
> 
> At present I catalogue my files by year-month-date-neg.no. 
> and have all my scan files on one set of CDs and the print 
> files on another set. This way I can keep the scan files at a 
> friend's house in case of fire etc.
> 
> Any tips on systems and software would be most appreciated.
> 
> thanks,
> Richard
> --
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